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2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season


The 2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the newly renovated Kyle Field. They were members of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Kevin Sumlin. The Aggies finished the regular season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in SEC play. They were invited to the Music City Bowl, where they were defeated by the Louisville Cardinals, 27–21.

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Preseason

Recruiting class

In the 2015 recruiting class, Texas A&M signed 25 players, 11 of which were included in the ESPN 300 and 12 in the Scout 300. The class was ranked 12th in the nation by ESPN,[1] 10th by Rivals,[2] 12th by 247,[3] and 10th by Scout.[4]

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Personnel

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Schedule

Texas A&M announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 9 games in the state of Texas and 3 games outside of the state in the regular season. Two of the nine games in Texas are neutral games against Arizona State and Arkansas. Texas A&M will host SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, and South Carolina, and will travel to LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt.[5]

This will be the Aggies' first year without Missouri since 2009 and SMU since 2010 on their schedule.

The Aggies' 25–0 shutout of Vanderbilt on November 21 was Texas A&M's first shutout victory since joining the SEC in 2012. The Aggies had not shut out a team since a 31–0 victory over Wyoming on September 11, 2004, and had not shut out a conference opponent since a 41–0 victory over Baylor on October 12, 2002.

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Coaching staff

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Game summaries

#15 Arizona State

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Ball State

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The game was the home opener for A&M, and the first game in the newly renovated Kyle Field. The Aggies were dominant throughout the entire first half, with the exception being Ball State's first drive to A&M's 4 yard line.[8]

Nevada

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Arkansas

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#21 Mississippi State

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#10 Alabama

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#24 Ole Miss

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South Carolina

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Auburn

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Western Carolina

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Vanderbilt

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LSU [ win vacated ]

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Texas A&M won this game, because the NCAA vacated LSU's victory.

Louisville

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Rankings

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References

  1. "2015 Class Ranking ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. "2015 Class - Rivals". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. "2015 Class Ranking – 247". 247. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. "2015 Class Ranking – Scout". Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  5. "2015 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  6. "2015 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  7. 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, p. 2
  8. Bowen, Larry (September 13, 2015). "Aggie Defense Grounds Cardinals with Impressive First Half". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

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